AMA CPT® Assistant - 2018 Issue 8 (August)

Surgery: Musculoskeletal System (Q&A) (August 2018)

August 2018 page 10a Surgery: Musculoskeletal System Question: What code(s) should be reported when a patient with a herniated disk and myelopathy at C3-C4 and kyphosis at C4-C5 undergoes anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) at C3-C4 and anterior fusion at C4-C5? Answer: CPT codes 22551, Arthrodesis, anterior interbody, including disc space preparation, discectomy, osteophytectomy and decompression of spinal cord and/or nerve roots; cervical below C2, and 22552, Arthrodesis, anterior interbody, including disc space preparation, discectomy, osteophytectomy and decompression of spinal cord and/or nerve roots; cervical below C2, each additional interspace (List separately in addition to code for separate...

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